Salvador Flights Guide

Of all the Americas, Portuguese colonial Brazil received the majority of slaves from Africa. Salvador, Brazil’s third largest city and sitting on the Atlantic to the northeast of the other population hubs, was the main port. It was here that Brazilian culture was born, and it is in Salvador today that it is maintained.

Salvador has the largest black population in one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. It has been around since the mid-16th century, and its impossibly cute pastel-hued UNESCO World Heritage Site old town is proof of its history. Much of the most important music to national heritage comes from Salvador. Capoeira comes from Salvador. Salvador has one of the purest and craziest Carnivals in the country. Also, it follows the traditional Brazilian formula of big metropolis with miles of wide beachfront. There’s a sheer cliff that separates the Cidade Alta from Cidade Baixa, and several funiculars and elevators connect the two. The latter, lower city boasts modern condos along the beach. But the heart of Salvador is in the Cidade Alta. The Igreja de Sao Francisco is the most famous site in the tasty old town. Praca da Se and Terreiro de Jesus are the main plazas, and they’re the center of activity.